Veronica serpyllifolia L.
(Thyme-leaved Speedwell)

Interactions where Veronica serpyllifolia is the victim or passive partner (and generally loses out from the process)

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

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Affected Part Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season Summary
(live) live is parasitised by sporangium UK/IrelandMinor Peronospora grisea Hebe Downy Mildew Peronosporales: Peronosporaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
A Checklist of the Downy Mildews (Peronosporaceae) of the British Isles, Preece, T.F., 2002
 /Chromista/Oomycota/Peronosporea/Peronosporales/Peronosporaceae/Peronospora grisea/Peronospora griseahebe downy mildewsporangium Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Plantaginaceae/Veronica serpyllifolia/Veronica serpyllifoliathyme-leaved speedwellliveMinor (4-6)sporangium parasitises live
(live) live is parasitised by sporangium UK/Ireland Peronospora grisea Hebe Downy Mildew Peronosporales: Peronosporaceae Fungal Records Database of Britain and Ireland, Cooper, J. & Kirk, P.M.
 /Chromista/Oomycota/Peronosporea/Peronosporales/Peronosporaceae/Peronospora grisea/Peronospora griseahebe downy mildewsporangium Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Plantaginaceae/Veronica serpyllifolia/Veronica serpyllifoliathyme-leaved speedwelllive sporangium parasitises live
(live) live is parasitised by Foreign Podosphaera fuliginea Speedwell Mildew Erysiphales: Erysiphaceae An Introduction to British Powdery Mildews, Ing, B., 1990
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Erysiphales/Erysiphaceae/Podosphaera fuliginea/Podosphaera fuligineaspeedwell mildew Foodplant / parasiteForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Plantaginaceae/Veronica serpyllifolia/Veronica serpyllifoliathyme-leaved speedwelllive parasitises live
leaf (live) live leaf is parasitised by embedded sorus UK/Ireland Entyloma veronicae a smut fungus Entylomatales: Entylomataceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Ustilaginomycetes/Entylomatales/Entylomataceae/Entyloma veronicae/Entyloma veronicaea smut fungusembeddedsorus Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Plantaginaceae/Veronica serpyllifolia/Veronica serpyllifoliathyme-leaved speedwellliveleaf embedded sorus parasitises live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is parasitised by Entylomella anamorph Foreign Entyloma veronicae a smut fungus Entylomatales: Entylomataceae Monograph of Cercosporella, Ramularia and Allied Genera - Vol II, Braun, U., 1998
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Ustilaginomycetes/Entylomatales/Entylomataceae/Entyloma veronicae/Entyloma veronicaea smut fungusEntylomella anamorph Foodplant / parasiteForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Plantaginaceae/Veronica serpyllifolia/Veronica serpyllifoliathyme-leaved speedwellliveleaf Entylomella anamorph parasitises live leaf

Author & YearTitleSource
Cooper, J. & Kirk, P.M.Fungal Records Database of Britain and Irelandwww.fieldmycology.net/GBCHKLST/gbchklst.asp
Braun, U., 1998Monograph of Cercosporella, Ramularia and Allied Genera - Vol IIPhytopathogenic Hyphomycetes, 2, 493pp, IHW-Verlag
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook2nd (New Enlarged) edition, 868pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd
Ing, B., 1990An Introduction to British Powdery MildewsMycologist Vol 4 (1) et seq.
Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota517pp, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Preece, T.F., 2002A Checklist of the Downy Mildews (Peronosporaceae) of the British Isles33pp, British Mycological Society

Veronica serpyllifolia (Thyme-leaved Speedwell) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesVeronica serpyllifolia (Thyme-leaved Speedwell)
GenusVeronica (speedwells)
FamilyPLANTAGINACEAE (toadflaxes, speedwells, foxgloves and plantains)
OrderLAMIALES (dead-nettles, eye-brights, foxgloves and speedwells)
SubclassEU-DICOTS (dicotyledonous flowering plants)
ClassMAGNOLIOPSIDA (flowering plants)
PhylumTRACHEOPHYTA (vascular plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Veronica serpyllifolia (Thyme-leaved Speedwell)

Veronica serpyllifolia (Thyme-leaved Speedwell) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Veronica serpyllifolia (Thyme-leaved Speedwell):

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